Divisions of the South Australian Aborigines. Phallic rites and initiation ceremonies of the South Australian Aborigine. Ethnological notes on the Aboriginal tribes of the Northern Territory / R. H. Mathews
- Bib ID:
- 531452
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), 1841-1918, author
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. N 572.9942 MAT copy
- Access Conditions:
- This book contains information about Aboriginal culture and ceremonies, language, words and descriptions that may be considered offensive or distressing. These words reflect the attitude of the period in which the item was written and/or that of its author.
- Description:
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- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] ; [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] ; [Brisbane, Queensland] : [Multiple publishers] ; 1900 ; 1900 ; 1901
- 1 volume (3 parts) : illustrations, map
- Full contents:
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- Divisions of the South Australian Aborigines : 14 pages, map, [Philadelphia], [1900]
- Phallic rites and initiation ceremonies of the South Australian Aborigines, 17 pages, [Philadelphia], [1900]
- Ethnological notes on the Aboriginal tribes of the Northern Territory, 21 pages, [Brisbane], 1901.
- Notes:
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- National Library of Australia's N 572.9943 MAT set in green library binding with gilt Parliament of the Commonwealth Library supralibros.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- N 572.9942 MAT copy also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-766220119
- Subject:
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- Body - Decoration - Body hair - Shaving and singeing
- Body - Scarification
- Initiation - Circumcision
- Initiation - Subincision
- Ceremonies - Initiation
- Ceremonies - Women
- Stories and motifs - Rain and storms
- Language - Vocabulary
- Material culture - Bark objects
- Cannibalism
- Geography - Territories and boundaries
- Social organisation - Kinship - Marriage
- Hunting
- Social organisation - Kinship - Systems
- Indigenous peoples -- Australia
- South Australia (SA)
- Northern Territory (NT)
- Australian
- Also Titled:
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- Phallic rites and initiation ceremonies of the South Australian Aborigines
- Ethnological notes on the Aboriginal tribes of the Northern Territory
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1918
- Published status:
- Unpublished
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